2,500 passes since Spain’s last World Cup goal – key stats as Cape Verde stifle group rivalsFigure caption, World Cup debutants Cape Verde hold on for draw against SpainByPhil CartwrightBBC Sport journalistPublished32 minutes agoCape Verde stunned Spain by holding the reigning European champions to a goalless draw on their World Cup debut on Monday.Ably supported by a superb defensive display from those in front of him, veteran goalkeeper Vozinha made several excellent saves to preserve a clean sheet and secure a point that few thought possible before kick-off.Here are some of the key statistics from their memorable draw in Atlanta.World Cup life begins at 40 for VozinhaFigure caption, ‘He’s the story’ – Vozinha’s goalkeeping heroics thwart SpainVozinha, who plays his club football in Portugal’s second tier for Chaves, turned 40 on 3 June and is the second-oldest man to make his World Cup debut.Essam El-Hadary – also a goalkeeper – was 45 years and 161 days old when he made his first appearance at the 2018 tournament for Egypt.Spain had 27 attempts during the match and Vozinha made seven saves. Since 1966, the only goalkeeper aged 40 or above to make more stops in a World Cup fixture is Northern Ireland’s Pat Jennings, who made 10 saves against Brazil in 1986.An incredibly disciplined performance by Cape Verde was exemplified by the fact that they were penalised for only one foul – the fewest by a team in a World Cup match on record since 1966.That foul, committed by Sidny Lopes Cabral in the first half, was punished with a yellow card.The 40-year-old keeper who inspired Cape Verde’s historic debut
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